BRooDJeRo
What should be the nominal and under high load temperatures for the VRM's on these cards according to factory specifications? Even with a fan curve modification/bios update it still seems to be around 95 degrees Celsius according to Gamer Nexus. That still seems quite high with that being close to the boiling point of water (100C) although it isn't water, but temperatures of 90/95C+ are usually still a reason for alarm. Does any electronics technician have any more information on this?
Also, what will the temperature be after the thermal pads modification?
 
Tweet with temps: https://twitter.com/Gamer...tus/793612935415357440

EVGA_JacobF
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080/1070 PWM Operating Temperature Update

EVGA_JacobF
Q. Which cards are supported by these updates?
A. EVGA ACX 3.0 GeForce GTX 1080, 1070 or 1060 cards...

EVGA_JacobF
Q. If my Graphics Card is not an ACX 3.0 design is it affected?
A. No, all other GPUs sold by EVGA including Founders Edition, Blower type, HYBRID, and HYDRO COPPER editions are unaffected.

EVGA_JacobF
*The EVGA EAR(Advanced RMA Program) and Cross Shipping options are available in the Continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, EU, UK, Norway, and Switzerland.  EVGA offers Standard RMA replacement options in the Middle East, Africa, India or outside of the before mentioned supported areas.

NucleusX
Can someone please advise what the thickness of the VRM thermal pads for both sides are after taking into account the back-plate ? Thanks.

http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59314

Chloestick

NucleusX
Can someone please advise what the thickness of the VRM thermal pads for both sides are after taking into account the back-plate ? Thanks.

 
 

http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59314

1mm

Gawg36
@Tzeh-Pesh  I agree with you. You probably saw my post a few above yours. For me it's the 1080 FTU. Anyhow, bottom line is not a few people are confused now!! The information keeps changing, a small number of people are posting opinions as fact. Only adds to the confusion.
 
So, yes, Jacob, please keep us updated. Please update the table on the first page to cover ALL Pascal cards, affected or not. Finally, EVGA is famous for it's great customer service. Having had previous dealing with them I fully agree. Excellent.
 
Keep in mind in such a wide reaching issue as this full transparency and updates, daily hopefully  are essential for maintaining your best in the business reputation.
 
People have spent a lot of money and deserve to be updated regularly. I also wonder why my Pads page (I ordered on Oct 25th and got an email reply/receipt) I was impressed. But today I checked it and it says something like "your request is awaiting approval." Approve WHAT?!? My card is fully registered, even the reciept was uploaded back in July when I bought it, so there is nothing to approve. The answer should be "on the way", or just "awaiting delivery", something like that. The current message is yet another small matter of concern to add on.
 
But above all, I'll say it again, that absolute transparency is essential with this kind of thing. That way when it's all over Customer Service outstanding reputation will remain intact. Thank you.

khos2325
This is absolutely unacceptable.
 
What were you doing instead of testing your cards before releasing them ? You just found out that your cards get so hot that they not only destroy themselves but can damage other components of people's PCs ? Oh wait, you didn't. Others did after you cards literally got cooked !
 
This situation is a joke especially after people pay over 400$ for your products. I shouldn't have to deal with applying thermal pads myself, when I have paid that much money for your GPU. I shouldn't have to RMA my card, because I shouldn't go through all the trouble after I've payed so much for a card. RMAing means I'm left with no card for days, which in my case hurts my work on top of me not being able to play games. I don't have the time to deal with your incompetency, and neither should anyone else after paying for a product that was guaranteed to be able to able to handle getting pushed even further.
 
Funny thing is you put it in a way that you are doing us a favor instead of apologizing for your incompetency. Thermal pads are not needed but we give it to you for free?! Even with the BIOS update the temperatures are not looking pretty, and it makes the card noisy for people who chose this brand for being silent.
 
I'm definitely not going with Evga next time I'm purchasing a GPU.

Anarion
I'll add the pads but I'm not going to update the BIOS since the temps should be fine with the pads. In the future EVGA should make VRM are to have direct contact with the cooler and also add pads between backplate and PCB. If I remember correctly VRM cooling was shoddy on their Maxwell cards too.

vAronized
I bought the SC 1070 because it is (was?) very silent. My machine sits on my desktop therefore every component needs to be nearly dead silent. I already adjusted the default fan curve because I really don't need this 0dB-"feature". Until 40 degrees the fans will run with 10%. In games I never reach temperatures higher than 70 degrees with the fans spinning at 35-40%.
 
If the fans would hit more than 50% with the new BIOS it would annoy me even with headphones or speakers while gaming. And to me this is then a different product, it's not anymore the silent card it was reviewed around the globe.
 
Would it be still possible to adjust the fan curve with the new BIOS? (I had cards at home from different manufactures where you could not adjust the curve anymore.) But if I do so, will I damage my card and will EVGA still take care of that? I'm fine with installing the thermal pads but not setting the fans to a maximum.

khos2325
This is absolutely unacceptable.
 
What were you doing instead of testing your cards before releasing them ? You just found out that your cards get so hot that they not only destroy themselves but can damage other components of people's PCs ? Oh wait, you didn't. Others did after you cards literally got cooked !
 
This situation is a joke especially after people pay over 400$ for your products. I shouldn't have to deal with applying thermal pads myself, when I have paid that much money for your GPU. I shouldn't have to RMA my card, because I shouldn't go through all the trouble after I've payed so much for a card. RMAing means I'm left with no card for days, which in my case hurts my work on top of me not being able to play games. I don't have the time to deal with your incompetency, and neither should anyone else after paying for a product that was guaranteed to be able to able to handle getting pushed even further.
 
Funny thing is you put it in a way that you are doing us a favor instead of apologizing for your incompetency. Thermal pads are not needed but we give it to you for free?! Even with the BIOS update the temperatures are not looking pretty, and it makes the card noisy for people who chose this brand for being silent.
 
I'm definitely not going with Evga next time I'm purchasing a GPU.

Chloestick

I guess some people enjoy having their leg pissed on and being told it's just raining. This is what I'm going to do: install the damn thermal pads, flash the vBIOS, keep my aggressive fan speed curve profile, and then forget about this whole fiasco until it's time to buy my next graphics card in a couple years which as sure as hell will not be EVGA.